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When @inkstickmedia.com originally applied for INN membership in 2021, the organization was declined by INN’s board of directors because the newsroom didn't meet INN's membership standards.

In 2023, after significant expansion of original reporting, InStick Media re-applied and became a member.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Dedicated Human Resource positions don't exist in a lot of nonprofit newsrooms, but it does at @highcountrynews.org.

INN spoke with Human Resources Associate Gina Gurreri for this month's In Other News about her job and how it benefits the newsroom.

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A conversation with Gina Gurreri
Gina Gurreri is the Human Resources Associate at High Country News, a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental, social and political issues in the Western United States. Gurreri talked to the Institu...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Congratulations to Jake Hylton of @lookoutnews.bsky.social and Yukari Kane of @prisonjournalism.bsky.social for being elected to the INN Board of Directors.

We look forward to them starting their three-year term in January.

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Jake Hylton and Yukari Kane join INN Board of Directors - INN News
Jake Hylton and Yukari Kane have been elected to the INN Board of Directors.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Made it, Ma! Top of the world!

That’s Mission Local & @miss-elenius.bsky.social in the New York Times today, featured for our integrity, in a full-page ad for @inn.org. Reporter Eleni Balakrishnan is holding our 2024 special print edition.

What a thrill. Please donate to them—and us.
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Congrats to @blockclubchi.bsky.social, named Best Daily News Site by Editor & Publisher. Since 2018, they’ve published 29,000+ stories and grown to 40+ journalists. 
Block Club Named Best Daily News Site In International Competition
Block Club Chicago has published more than 29,000 stories since it launched in 2018.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Isolation is creating new problems for news organizations. Is reimagining the news network the solution for independent newsrooms?

Read more about last month's audience workshop: news.inn.org/isolation-pr...
Is reimagining the news network the solution for independent newsrooms? - INN News
Isolation is creating new problems for news organizations – and reimagining the news network might be the solution.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A decade of democratizing philanthropy for nonprofit news.

NewsMatch returns November 1st, proving that when communities invest in local journalism, everyone wins. 

🔗: https://news.inn.org/newsmatch-10th-cycle-critical-moment-for-community-support-of-nonprofit-news/
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Exciting news from @theajp.bsky.social for three INN Network newsrooms: @cardinalnews.org, @civilbeat.bsky.social and @nashvillebanner.bsky.social!
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
How can newsrooms harness the power of the full nonprofit network to meet this moment of distribution volatility?

That's the question newsroom leaders, audience strategists, technologists and journalism supporters answered on Oct. 10 at INN's Better Together event.

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Better Together: INN members gather to develop network solutions for shared audience challenges - INN News
Newsrooms met to answer the question: How can newsrooms harness the power of the INN Network to meet this moment of distribution volatility?
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October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Congratulations to INN member @deepsouthtoday.org on launching their Regional Investigative Reporting Center with @nytimes.com!
Deep South Today To Launch Regional Investigative Reporting Center In Collaboration With The New York Times - Deep South Today
Deep South Today, the nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today, Verite News in New Orleans, Louisiana, and The Current in
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October 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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New at What Works: Nonprofit local news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new @inn.org report. whatworks.news/2025/10/09/n...
Nonprofit local news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new INN report
By Dan Kennedy Nonprofit local news is on the upswing, according to a new report from the Institute for Nonprofit News. An INN survey of nearly 400 digital-first nonprofit news organizations showed…
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October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The 2025 INN Index Report is here 📊

The data shows a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local and more collaborative than ever.

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The 2025 INN Index
The 2025 INN Index reveals a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local, and steadily more collaborative.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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🚨🌾🚨 Nine newsrooms in @inn.org's Rural News Network just wrapped Sowing Resilience, a cross-country reporting series, in partnership with @apnews.com.

The series tackles hunger in rural America, connecting local reporting to a national crisis. 🧵

#ruralhunger #ruralnews #nonprofitnews
Sowing Resilience
Sowing Resilience features 9 stories on how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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KOSU's @annapope.bsky.social reported on tribal food programs as part of this collaboration.

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October 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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💥 Got a vision for a new local newsroom? Not sure where to start? We've got you.
Join us + @inn.org for Startup Sessions this fall!
📚 Learn audience and business factors
👋 Meet our new membership director Elaine Díaz Rodríguez
📅 Sept 30 (tomorrow!), Oct 14 & 28

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September 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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This story is one of nine in the series, “Sowing Resilience” — powered by Rural News Network and the Institute for Nonprofit News — to reveal how communities are navigating and reimagining the systems that have left them hungry. @inn.org
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September 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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We are partnering with @inn.org, and other outlets, to bring a series about what #foodinsecurity looks like in rural areas and how they are responding to rising costs and aid cuts. @elaineagrant.bsky.social's story on a #foodpantry in rural #Maine will be available to read on our website Sunday.
New RNN collaboration examines food insecurity in rural communities - INN News
Sowing Resilience, INN's Rural News Network's latest collaboration, depicts what food insecurity looks like in U.S. rural communities.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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ComNet25 Denver attendees will learn from the real-world experiences of their colleagues from organizations including @inn.org:

- How NewsMatch Helped @themainemonitor.org Acquire New Donors and Diversify Funding

@shareneazimi.bsky.social

#Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Comms4Good
September 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This World News Day (#WND2025), we celebrate the impact of 500 independent news organizations that put people first, delivering fact-based journalism where it’s needed most.

Together, we can ensure that truth and accountability thrive in every community.

#ChooseJournalism because #FactsMatter
September 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We at the Institute for Nonprofit News support the release of Emmy-winning journalist Mario Guevara, who has been detained for more than 100 days for livestreaming law enforcement.

#FreeMario

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#FreeMario – Livestreaming is not a crime.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Rural communities across the country are grappling with food insecurity.

A new collaboration from INN's Rural News Network, Sowing Resilience — publishing this month — reveals how communities are navigating and reimagining the systems that have left them hungry.

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Sowing Resilience
Sowing Resilience features 9 stories on how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🎉 Big congrats to the INN members awarded new funding from Press Forward Chicago! 

These grants will strengthen local news, expand immigration reporting, and help build more sustainable outlets.
Press Forward Chicago Awards $1.5 Million in New Local Media Grants - The Chicago Community Trust
CHICAGO (September 10, 2025) – Today, Press Forward Chicago, a funder collaborative dedicated to strengthening and sustaining local news, announces more than $1.5 million in grants…
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September 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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we won an award! Subscribe to our newsletter so you can follow all of our ~ community-centered ~ work: capitalbnews.org/newsletters/
September 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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We are so honored to be have received not one, not two, but THREE awards for best journalism from @inn.org!!! 🏆 🏆 🏆 #INNYs2025

Congratulations to our amazing team of reporters and editors who made these investigations possible.
September 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We are excited to announce the winners of the #INNYs2025. INN’s Nonprofit News Awards give us the opportunity to honor excellence in journalism, leadership and community service across the INN Network.

See this thread to see the winners — or click here: inn.org/about/our-wo...
2025 Award Winners
The Nonprofit News Awards (or INNYs) honor excellence in journalism, leadership and community service across the field of nonprofit news. In 2025, INN
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September 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM